Chinese word

战友

Pronunciation

Pinyinzhàn yǒu

Meaning

  • nouncomrade

Example

在这次项目中，她成了我的战友。zài zhè cì xiàng mù zhōng tā chéng le wǒ de zhàn yǒu

On this project, she became my comrade.

Illustration for 战友 (comrade)

More examples

战争中，他成了我并肩作战的战友。zhàn zhēng zhōng tā chéng le wǒ bìng jiān zuò zhàn de zhàn yǒu

During the war, he became my comrade-in-arms.

Core concept

A bond between people who stand together under pressure and share responsibility for getting through it.

Common phrases

  • 老战友lǎo zhàn yǒu

    longtime comrade

  • 并肩作战的战友bìng jiān zuò zhàn de zhàn yǒu

    comrade who fights alongside me

  • 生死与共的战友shēng sí yǔ gòng de zhàn yǒu

    comrade through life and death

Similar words

朋友péng yǒu: A person with whom one has a close and friendly relationship.
伙伴huǒ bàn: A partner who works with someone toward a shared task or goal.
同志tóng zhì: A comrade united with others by a shared purpose or set of beliefs.

Definition in Chinese

指在危险或艰苦环境中相互扶持、共同面对挑战而结成的伙伴，常含有深厚情谊与责任感的名词。zhǐ zài wēi xiǎn huò jiān kǔ huán jìng zhōng xiāng hù fú chí gòng tóng miàn duì tiǎo zhàn ér jié chéng de huǒ bàn cháng hán yǒu shēn hòu qíng yì yǔ zé rèn gǎn de míng cí

Word origin

The compound 战 (zhàn, "war") + 友 (yǒu, "friend") extends the idea of a friend in wartime to people united by a demanding challenge.

Usage tips

  • In casual conversation, using it for a new acquaintance can sound overly intense because the word presents the relationship as one built through shared hardship.

Other meanings

  • teammatenoun
  • allynoun

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